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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1930-10-24

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1930-10-24, page 01

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Central Ohio's Only
Jewish Newspaper
Reaching Eoery Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAHER FOR THE JEWBH HOME
Devoted to American
and
Jewish Ideals
Vol. XIV —No.
4.3
COI.UMI!lI.S. OHIO, OCTOIil-'.R 24, r,j3o
^er Year $3.00; Per (..opj' 10c
By the Way
By D.avid Schwartz
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Hnrry Is Right
I RUpiHjsc there nnist have been somc- thnig like one Iniiidrcd million dollars' worth of talent, sitting on the dais of the Commodore at dinner given to Harry Hcrshfield. the other ni(,dil. And a large part of it was the "Inimor inanufactur- infj:" variety.
¦ As Hcrshfield himself said, "if all the lazy people of the world wtrc jmt side
by .side—they wonld .stretch "
Rennn Was WronK
There were of course anv number of : prominent non-Jewish as well as Jewish iifjtables^at the feast, bnt I couldn't help thmldng. of the mmiber ¦ of celebrated Jewisii laugh-makers there—Rube Gold¬ berg, Jcssel and the like. , We .seem to have become so iKiramountly a race of "kibctzers." Surprising. I say, when you remember that so eminent a figure as Re- nan solemnly asseverated that the Jew had no sense of humor,
Carlyle, too, was of the same opinicm.
We have the Marx Brothers, Dorothy Parker, Cantor, Hcrshfield. Goldberg—a ¦preixinderant portion of the American laugh makers are Jewish. How would Renan and Carlyle have explained that?
One begins to wonder, when one re- alizcshow far wrong they went in that a[>praisal,' hinv wrong they may be in other directions, in which it is not so easy to get the overt evidence. A Saife Investment
Sometimes we fain wonld prefer in¬ deed, that Jews were not so prone to humor.
Standing the other day and watching the stock ticker—wc like to watch it, even if we don't invest—a brother of tlie house of Israel rushed to our side.
"I have a tip—I have a tip."
"Yeh?" we said, imitating our favorite waitress.
"Yes, buy thermometers, they're bound to gp up."
That day, I think even the thcrniomeiers went down.
We Grow Speculative
There arc problems that will not die, suoh as the question of free will or fate, or whp^hcr the chicken was anterior to the egg or vice versa. One such problem that I wish .some of the spectacled cog- ¦ noscenti would write a book about—say a doctorate thesis—is the question whether there i.s such a thing as a siKcific Jewish humor..
On broad principles, 1 would say, that I have a fundamental scepticism .as to all class generalizations,
^Vh'[(n sonieon« tells mt that won-er. «rt like this, or like that, or Jews .w aiid so, I immediately file a mental caveat.
I will agree that a certain woman may he like this or that, and a certain Jew or Esquimaux or Pole, hut this whole- -sale business has always seemed to mc generally the hunk.
He Didn't Like Her
And yet, every now'and then, for in¬ stance, I meet with a story that seeins to nie thoroughly Jewish. It seems impos¬ sible to translate them and retain the full flavor.
You recall the story of the Jewish bridegroom who was asked on his wed¬ ding night how he liked his bride. , "Well, you see," he repliwi, "it's a mat¬ ter of taste. / don't like her." Now, one may get the general storj; from this poor translation, but I maintain that one can't possibly get the full flavor without the Jewish intonation and "quetch." Get the Point?
Or, take another story. Said the man from Pripichok: When the German sol- diers came tn Pripichok, thirty thousand of them were lodged in the synagogue of "Prioichok."
I'No, go on—how was it possible for thirty thousand Germans to lodge at one time in the little Pripichok svna"ni>ue?"
"Nu~sieht ilir doch?" (Well, but you see. . .). replied the man from Pripichok.
Now. the above is, I think, one of the most delicious stories I ever heard, and yet, I dare say, reproduced into another language, even with the ai<l of the little Yiddish, it docs not seem toclick. Rabbi Mencken* Nathan Et M
Some time ago—when his own nuptials were announced, the highly sapient Mr. Mencken announced that he would cat his headgear in public, join the Baptist Church, and mount the water wagon, il Gyorgc Jean Nathan was not married within a space of a year or so.
And now, it is anriounced that Mr. Na¬ than is definitely tn wed Lillian Gish; so Henry's hat is in no danger of the annihilative processes of digestion.
Mr. Nathan, like Mr. Mencken, is mar¬ rying at the half century mark. Onr ancient rabbis advised niarriage for man at the age of eighteen. But Rabbi Na¬ than and Rabbi Mencken think fiftv is just about the ripe age.
Aristotle thought a man should not marry nntil aged thirty-six. allowing a dilTereiice between the male and female ages corresiiondiiig to the sex variations Dr. Watson, of bebaviorist fame, thinks a man should be ten or fifteen years ohlcr than his wife.
I Pi'-self know a well known antbore.'^s. who is married to a man some ten or fif¬ teen years voungcr than she is, and they sccin contented.
It's An Mystery
The truth is that it is about as impos¬ sible to make anv definite rules as to ages as It is as to types.
Walter Lipmnan, in his Preface to Morals, fcls that only those with similar likes should marry one another. Like tynes.
Yet Goct''e. I believe, inarried Ids cook, Somerset Maughii. if we are to iudge frnm bis onus "Of Human Uniuls"**" \yhicli is nrpnerallv regarded as autobio- granhical, was desneratelv in love with a waitress "dinni he recognized as coarse grainwi. George Glsfing, a novelist of novelists, fancied a ladv of Mrs, War¬ ren's nrofession. Ladv Chatterlv fa'lc in love with her gardener, because he thinks {Cmitimipd on papp 4>
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Allen Gundtirsheimer to Aid
In Community Fund
Campaign
Head Of The Fashion Coinp<iny
To Lead Commercial Division
In Biji: Annual Drive
Allen G. Gimdcrsbeimer, a veteran in Colnmbus Coniniiniity Fun'd campaign work, has ai-ccptcd the ciiairnianship of the cuininercial division in the l!i:t() cam¬ paign to bo held Nov. \l-lh, it was aii- iKunici^d Tuesday, by G.eii. Kdward Or¬ ton, Jr., campaign chairman.
Closely idtntified with the fund l un- |)aigns of imst xcars (jimdcrsheimcr s c\- ptntiKt will be 1 \.iliiil)it isstt to the
Allen Gundcrsheimer
fuiKl drive, officials feel. He will direct the canvassing of all commercial Arms and their employes.
Gunderslicimer, president of the Fash¬ ion store, is a member of the chamber of commerce board of directors and for¬ merly was chairman of the convention and publicity departments of that organi¬ zation.- He is active in civic affairs.
The first move by Gundersheimcr was the appointment of Trent D. Sickles, a member of the F. & R. Lazarus & Co. organization, to the vice chairmanship of tbe commercial division. Sickles has also played an important role in civic pro- giViiiih/lmviug lOiinefiy betin storeiar^ of' the Retail Merchants' Association.
A com[>rehensive organization will be built by Gunderslieimer's division, with plans under way to offer every commer¬ cial employe in Columbus an opportunity to share in the Community Fund program. A schedule of giving is being arranged, with the proportionate share for individ¬ uals in various wage scales. Community Fund campaigns in other cities have been made successful through the institution of a thorough schedule of giving, in which all wage-earners may select their proper classification, and it' is proposed to follow such a' program here.
Explaining plans for tbe commercial division's work, Gundersheimcr said all" heads of concerns assigned to the division will be invited to a meeting to he held at campaign headqiiarters, ;jfi West Gay Street, within the next few days.
The employers will he asked to co- oiierate with the campaign organization in appointing office leaders and in arrang ing meetings at which the employes will be addressed by Community Fund repre¬ sentatives.
Store and office leaders will be fittet', for their tasks at an instruction meeting at which the Commnnity Fund plan o' operation and the work of its participat ing agencies will be explained.
C. J. W. HOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, OCT. 28th
The Board of Directors of the Counci,' of Jewi.'iji Women will hold a meetinf Tuesday, October ^Sth, at 1 :,J0 P. M., al the Schonthal Community House. Al! members are urged to be present.
C. J. W. TO HOLD OPEN MEETING NOVEM¬ HER IITH
The first evening meeting of the Council nf .Jewish Women will take place oil Tuesday^ No¬ vember nth, at 8 r. M. at the I'rogre.sH Club, 142 Parsons Ave¬ nue. A splendid entcrtniiiment program will be presented, in- eluding a playlet and splendid music: Thi>4 meeting will be open to husbands of Council members. Remember the date and the place. A grand time is promised to nil.
200 Invitations Have Been Issued (or "A Night in Hol¬ lywood'' Oct. 29th
Jr. Hadassah Affair Will Be Free
To All Paid-Up Members Of
This Organization
banny Bricc, Maurice Chevalier, Sophie Tucker, Helen Kane, Ruth Etting, Amoi 'n' Andy, and a host of other Hollywood celebrities have already accepted the invi¬ tation to attend "A Night in Hollywood," party welcoming new members of Junior Hadassah, to be held at the Columbus Women's Club, on Wednesday evening, October 2<t, at 8::!0 P. M.
The chorus, consisting of Eva Baker, Freda Weiss, Rosalyn Levine, Esther Sla¬ ven Comera.'J, Jeanne Schyiie, Reva Zu- rav.sky. Nan Schlansky, Anne Himniel' .¦itcin and Minnie Himmclstein, will sing the opening number.
Tessie Grossman will give an imper- .sonation of Fanny Bfice, of "Her Man" fame. That not-svelte funster, Sophit Tucker, will be imitatwl ¦ in art act by Mary Monett. Esther Slaven Comeras will show that she can "Out-Boop-A- Doop" Miss Helen Kane.
Ruth Etting, Blues singer in the Broad- .way production of "Whoopee," will be represented by Martha Gurevitz. Cecelia Krakoff and Eva Shiffman, black-face, stars of the Minstrel Show presented at the Camp-Fire meet last May; wilL pre¬ vent an "'Ariios''ri*"Andy"' stum. Ihe c'tid- rus will give a "Singin' in the Rain Num¬ ber.*'
"The State of Ohio vs. Freda Levy, Membersliip Chairman," will furnish the inevitable trial scene. The cast is as fol¬ lows : Judge, Goldie Kanter; Prosecuting Witness, Esther Schecter; Defendant, Freda Levy; Defendant's Attorney, Mary Monett; Prosecuting Attorney. Jessie. Baker; Interpreter, Ida Klein; Orphans, Sarah Carroll nnd Helen Schwartz; Bailiff, Ida Lurie.
Nell Stetelman will serve as master of ceremonies. The program has been ar¬ ranged by Mrs. Louis Nachman, assisted by Miss Stetelman.'
Two hundred invitations for the party v.ere issued this week. The affair is free for iKiid-up members of the association, and reservations, should be made at once with Freda Levy, membership chairman; or Annette Zeitsman, social chairman. In response to numerous inquiries, the com¬ mittee announces that dues may be paid at the door, provided that reservations are made in advance.
Good Will Meeting of the Local B'nai B'rith
Lodge Will Take Place on Monday,
October 27th, at the Progress Club
Better Understanding Between Jews And Christians Will Be Pro¬ moted At Big Gathering Held Under Zion Lodge's Auspices; Dr. Thomas Taylor Crawford, Attorney. John A. Connor, And Rjibbi Jacob Tarshish Will Participate In Pro¬ gram; The Entire Community Is Most Cor¬ dially invited To Attend
.McsandLT I'opL-, the great apostle of religions liberty, (mcc declared "For inndcs of laith, let graceless zealots fight; he can't Ix' wrong whose life is in ihr. ri.cht I Ins sentiiiu.nt will aiuiiutc ttic meeting to bt. held at tht Progress Cluh 1 \l Pirsoiis \\cmiL Mond w i..\tiiiiig Octobtr i7th
\fttr ill th(.rt arc a thoiisind ind one wi\s of uorsbippiiig God tht Univtrs il TitliLr lit iervts God btst \\\\n str\(.s
ROY JACOB STONE TO
SPEAK AT BROAD ST,
TEMPLE FRIDAY
EVENING
On Friday evening, October SIst, Roy Jacob Stone, secretary of the Columbus Zionist Dis¬ trict, and well known young attorney and communnl worker, will occupy the pulpit of the East Broad Street Temple. The theme of his address will be "Dr. Miller Is Wrong." Mr. Stone is one of u series uf speakers secured by President [. II. Schlezinger for the coming months. Last Friday evening Justin L. Sillman, state presi¬ dent of the B'nai B'rith, occu¬ pied the pulpit and spoke on a subject of vital interest, to all thhihintf Jews and Jewesses.
Services next Friday will com¬ mence at 8 P. M. sharp. Cantor Morris Shimony will chant the prayers. Be sure you are there.
Prof. Carl Norman to Address
0, S. U. Avukah Sunday
Afternoon
The Ohio- State Chapter of .\vukah, student Zionist Federation, will hold its second meeting of the fall quarter on SuiKlay afternoon, October 2flth; at "i:;!'* o'clock, at the Hillel Foundation, Utl liast IStli Avenue. Tbe chief speaker will be Prof. Carl Norman of the Q. S. U. Cnl lege of Engineering, who will give an illustrated lecture on ".\ Christian's A'icw of Zionism.'- .^aron M, Neustadt, editor of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, will ad¬ dress the members of Avukah, on Friday evening, October ^tlst. All nieetiiigs of the .-Xviikah arc being held this year at tl-.e headquarters of the B'nai B'rith Hil¬ lel Foundation.
Klaborate plans for the coining yt-ar have been niade by the inembers of the Avukah executive board. Well-kiKtwn and cai>able sjjcfikers are scheduKd to biicak during the meetings nf the fall quarter. All incetiiijis of this organi/a- tifin arc open to the public.
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his neighbor most devotedly and unself¬ ishly. An intelligent man must abhor I tyranny and intolerance. Why shouln ive cast aspersions at those who diffei »V''tb us in relieious matters? .Infallibil ity is not as yet one of man's fundamen tal characteristics. Sincere and conscien¬ tious as we may be, error will inevitabl> creep into our thinking. Therefore, ii behooves us to cultivate the attitude ol broadmindcdness in religious matters ana> judge our neighbors according to their deeds, not their creeds.
The goodwill movement between Chris¬ tians and Jews is gathering increased momcntutn throughout the length and breadth of tliis country. At this writing Jews in Brooklyn, Cleveland, Boston. Pittsburgh and Buffalo are preparing for big Good Will celebrations. The. Jews of CoUinibus desire to stimulate arid pro¬ mote this exemplary movement wbich is bringing about a better understanding between various races and creeds. To¬ wards this end Zion Lodge No. {12, B'nai B'rith, is siKinsoring a local>Goo<:l Will meeting on Monday evening, October 27th, at the Progress Club. A splendid pro- eram has been arranged'for this occasion. One of the features' witl be several vocal
^elcctiiiiis by Mi.'^s Mina Volk. panied on t!ii' j)i:imi by Miss Sylvi lil)son.
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Rabbi Jacob Tarshish
Iht speakers who ha\c consented to appear on thi'^ program art —Ur Thomas lav lor Crawford ol the North Broad u u Methodist Church rtprtstnting the Protestant Church, '\ttorne\ John A Cunimr rtpresenting the Roman Catholic
Church; and Rabbi Jacob Tarshish, oi the Bryden Road Temple, representing the Jewish community. It is hoped that, every Chronicle reader will turn out for this extraordinary event. Let this be a red letter,occasion for Columbus Jewry,
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WO¬ MEN TO SPONSOR LEC¬ TURE COURSES
Delegates Chosen
The following arc delegates to tlie state convention of the Council of Jew¬ ish Women, which will take place at Cin¬ cinnati Nuveinber 2, ;i, 4:—Mr.s. Al Har¬ mon, Mrs. I. A. Rosenthal, Mrs. K. J. Gordpn, Mrs, Robert Wasserman, Mrs. Harry Goldberg, Mrs. K. J. Schanfarber, Mrs. L. M. Harris, Mrs.-Frank A. Glick, Mrs. Lawrence Loewenstein, and Mrs. Allen Gundersheinier.
Mrs. I. A. Rosenthal
Mrs. I. A. Rosenthal. ITlt Bryden Road, is chairman of the educational committee of the Council of Jewish Wo men which is sponsoring a series of luncheon book reviews and psychology lectures. The book reviews will be held at the Lazarus Tea Room, and the iwy- chology lectures at the Bryden Road Temple. Miss Rose Sugarman, of tht Jewish Welfare Federation, co-operated with Mrs. Rosenthal in arranging foi these affairs.
The book reviews will be doiie by Rabbi Jacob Tarshish for November; Miss
As I See It
By A, M. N.
Louise Stitt of the department of eco noniics, Ohio State University for Janu¬ ary; Dr. C..E. Andrews, professor ol English, Ohio State University, for Feb ruary; and Rabbi Tarshish for March.
The psychology lectures will be open to those holding tickets for the book re¬ views. Lecturers will be Dr. Peter Od- regard, professor of i>olitical science, Ohio State University, who will speak on "The .-Xmerican Public Mind," at 1:30 p. m. Friday, Oct. :U; Dr. Henry H. God- dard, iirofessor of abnormal and clinicall p.sycliology. "Some Abnormalities of Nur- mal People," ;t :;!0 p. m. Friday, Nov. 7; Dr. Boyd ll.fiodc, director of tlic college of education, Oliio State University, "Re¬ cent Trfitds in Psychology," Nov. 14; at I :;{ll p. m.; Dr. Francis N. Maj^field, '•.Mental HyRicne for Normal AduUs," Xov. 21. at 1 :;(!) p. m., and Dr. Jesse .Allen Charters, director of the dc'iKirt- luent of adult education, Ohio State Uni¬ versity, Nov. 28, at 1 :I10 p. ni.
Tbdse who have not as yet -SLXiired their tickets for the lectures and book reviews are urged to yet in touch wnb Mrs. I. A. Rosuuthal, Ev. :m27. or Mrs. Jtronic Kdlin, Fa. 2-22fl.
Donation Day
Friday, October Hist, will be Donation Day for the Children's Hospital. Vis¬ itors will he very welcome, an<l will be shown tlirough the Hospital from U to o in the afternoon. The Twig, represent¬ ing the Council of Jewish Women, will have charge of the tea.
Donations of canned foods, potatoes, apples and otlier foodstuffs will be gath¬ ered u|> from the Bryden Road Temple Friday. October Slst. No gift is too small to be welcome.
HWri'OR'S Storn—The followUui lmrni}rapbs are c.rcnpis of Part II of the luiiircss tklivcrcd by Aaron M. Nctts- liull, editor of the Ohio Jcimsh Chronicle, on l-'i-iihy cvenitu/,. October i^ih, at ihc liast Broad Strtn-t Temple. Pari I of the address, entitled "The Challenqe of .hi ylncinit faith to Ihc Modern /c^t'," iippcored in ihc Chronicle for 0< tohci I7lh.)
U Onr people, reform and orthodox, have a Iiigh regard for scholarship and scicn- tilic i>iirsuits. Unlike our' fundamentalist C hristian friends, we ca.iv not sec am (.nininality in the ]>rnpaj;ation of cvolu- tinnary teachings. We realize that thou-
iiuls of men of light and leading, main
f thtm devout religionists, have liarnm- iii/cd tlie latest findings of the evolution¬ ist with the essential principles of tin Bible. Wlicn wc read in the Book of P-^alms,
I lie heavens declare the glory of Goil 111(1 the firmament showeth His liaiidi- i\orU," we arc led to infer that one who
tudics the science of astronomy or the science of geology can learn more about (jori than lie wlio depends entirely for his knowledge upon a Bible. Wc lul!e\c tint it is the mission of man on earth to k irii more and more about the livinp Gnd. tlie first Cause an<l the Principle which Imlds the world together. With onr JjL'Ioved Emerson, we find^ "sermons Ml ^.tniies and good in everything."^ Wc
Iso find expositions uf God in history 111 the study of the natural sciences, in Iht great dramas of all times, in the tmi- tlry of Tennyson, Browning and Word-;- uortli. as well as in the various Bibles ^ucn to the world. Wc sincerely be¬ lieve that it is foolish to denv God's ex¬ istence, as some men are doing, for as tbe erudite and. philosophical Francis Ba¬ ton once said, "They that deny the ptiwtr and" presence of God, destroy man's no¬ bility ; for certainly man is of kin to the btasts by Ills body, and if he be not of km to God by hissmrit, he is a base and
icnoblc creature."
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\s scions of a race which has alwaj"; stood for brotherly love .and toleration in religious matters, we are working in¬ cessantly for the fraternal union of the religions of the world. ,We condemn big¬ otry and intolerance in cverv form and denounce those that cast aspersions at others who differ with them in religious Mcwp. W^e are convinced; that all great religions have had behind them some ex¬ alted ideals and maintain that "every man must see God with the eyes of his own soni. K3?froit?TiHi;,i flt'iSJntnlui uirniibT " the colored glass of his.own nature. Each one must receive Mini according to his own capacity of reception."
With Malachi, the Hebrew prophet of old. we declare. "Haye we not all one Father? Hath not! one God created us? Then why do we deal treacherouslv tverx man agjainst his brother, profaniiv the coxenant^of our Fathers?"
K l>crusal of Jewish history from the earliest dawn of an historical conscious¬ ness tu tlie oresent day cannot but make Its sit up and take, notice. Israel has liec" a tremendous factor in the growth and deselopmcnt of oiir modern civilization. No intelligent man can deny this patent fact. This veteran of history, as it has often been called, has made most .signifi¬ cant contributions to the sum total <" the world's progress. We have spread the gospel of righteousness, wc have given an impetus to religion, we have advanced commerce and industry, we have assisted mightily in building many powerful .states and nations. These are memories of the past—our memories of the past. What about our ho[)es for the future? "¦¦ * + * + *
I iKTsonally am an optimist. I firmU believe in the immortality of dynanilt Ideals and prophetic principles. I also believe, as, I have said before, that our people and its faith, like God, are eternal I believe this way all the more so because of the nromise which Zionism gives t" the Jewish ni-'-nle today. [ What is- Zionism? So many pcopi lalk about tt, write about it. argue about it, and still the general public is at sea regarding its exact meaning, its aims, it' purposes.
It is the Tewish national will-to-livc and to, achieve. It is a "•potest against disintecration and assimilation. It ad monishes the Jews nf the world, ves th' Jews of America aud of Columhus, if vou please, with the soirit of nnhletu- ohUye. It says to them:—"You, the lineal descendants of the most ancient of races, must not forget the glorious herit¬ age which is yours." It tells the modern scions of the House of .Tacob, (1) to be ctnirageous, C'2) ti> he loyal, (H) to be true—cnuragcotis in their attitude toward their foes, loyal in their relation to each other, and true to their mission of spread¬ ing the s^nsnel of peace and harmoiu- among the peoples of tbe world.
To lie Tiiorc exact :uid at the same tiuu more brief. I would sav that Zioni-ni strives tn build for the Tewish pcopU* a legally secured and .puhliclv recognized Home in Palestine where they can re-es¬ tablish themselves as a nation among na¬ tions.
By n^'itinuallv remiudin"' the rank and file of our n'*..nit. of their grand and bt«- nilicant memories of the past—of our ini- paralleled acliievcmcnts as martyr::, pronlicts. sages, pbiloso[>hcrs, scribes, and rabbis—the. inspired nropagandists of 7.innisu\ have awakened in ns a kctn de¬ sire for noble achievement.^'and accnm- olishnicnts in the future.
Some lime ago in looking oyer back numbers of the j\nierican Israelite I wai delighted to find a serie.s of articles bv the late lamented Prof. Gottliard Deutsch of the Hebrew Union College. In th^e articles this famous scholar and teacher cave a bird's-eve-view of the historv of the Jewish nfcnle since the time of King Saul and outlined the contributions JewH have made to ^^^^erv department of modern life and nvili'ation. He pointed out (Continued on page 4)
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Central Ohio's Only
Jewish Newspaper
Reaching Eoery Home
A WEEKLY NEWSPAHER FOR THE JEWBH HOME
Devoted to American
and
Jewish Ideals
Vol. XIV —No.
4.3
COI.UMI!lI.S. OHIO, OCTOIil-'.R 24, r,j3o
^er Year $3.00; Per (..opj' 10c
By the Way
By D.avid Schwartz
\
Hnrry Is Right
I RUpiHjsc there nnist have been somc- thnig like one Iniiidrcd million dollars' worth of talent, sitting on the dais of the Commodore at dinner given to Harry Hcrshfield. the other ni(,dil. And a large part of it was the "Inimor inanufactur- infj:" variety.
¦ As Hcrshfield himself said, "if all the lazy people of the world wtrc jmt side
by .side—they wonld .stretch "
Rennn Was WronK
There were of course anv number of : prominent non-Jewish as well as Jewish iifjtables^at the feast, bnt I couldn't help thmldng. of the mmiber ¦ of celebrated Jewisii laugh-makers there—Rube Gold¬ berg, Jcssel and the like. , We .seem to have become so iKiramountly a race of "kibctzers." Surprising. I say, when you remember that so eminent a figure as Re- nan solemnly asseverated that the Jew had no sense of humor,
Carlyle, too, was of the same opinicm.
We have the Marx Brothers, Dorothy Parker, Cantor, Hcrshfield. Goldberg—a ¦preixinderant portion of the American laugh makers are Jewish. How would Renan and Carlyle have explained that?
One begins to wonder, when one re- alizcshow far wrong they went in that a[>praisal,' hinv wrong they may be in other directions, in which it is not so easy to get the overt evidence. A Saife Investment
Sometimes we fain wonld prefer in¬ deed, that Jews were not so prone to humor.
Standing the other day and watching the stock ticker—wc like to watch it, even if we don't invest—a brother of tlie house of Israel rushed to our side.
"I have a tip—I have a tip."
"Yeh?" we said, imitating our favorite waitress.
"Yes, buy thermometers, they're bound to gp up."
That day, I think even the thcrniomeiers went down.
We Grow Speculative
There arc problems that will not die, suoh as the question of free will or fate, or whp^hcr the chicken was anterior to the egg or vice versa. One such problem that I wish .some of the spectacled cog- ¦ noscenti would write a book about—say a doctorate thesis—is the question whether there i.s such a thing as a siKcific Jewish humor..
On broad principles, 1 would say, that I have a fundamental scepticism .as to all class generalizations,
^Vh'[(n sonieon« tells mt that won-er. «rt like this, or like that, or Jews .w aiid so, I immediately file a mental caveat.
I will agree that a certain woman may he like this or that, and a certain Jew or Esquimaux or Pole, hut this whole- -sale business has always seemed to mc generally the hunk.
He Didn't Like Her
And yet, every now'and then, for in¬ stance, I meet with a story that seeins to nie thoroughly Jewish. It seems impos¬ sible to translate them and retain the full flavor.
You recall the story of the Jewish bridegroom who was asked on his wed¬ ding night how he liked his bride. , "Well, you see," he repliwi, "it's a mat¬ ter of taste. / don't like her." Now, one may get the general storj; from this poor translation, but I maintain that one can't possibly get the full flavor without the Jewish intonation and "quetch." Get the Point?
Or, take another story. Said the man from Pripichok: When the German sol- diers came tn Pripichok, thirty thousand of them were lodged in the synagogue of "Prioichok."
I'No, go on—how was it possible for thirty thousand Germans to lodge at one time in the little Pripichok svna"ni>ue?"
"Nu~sieht ilir doch?" (Well, but you see. . .). replied the man from Pripichok.
Now. the above is, I think, one of the most delicious stories I ever heard, and yet, I dare say, reproduced into another language, even with the ai
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Allen Gundtirsheimer to Aid
In Community Fund
Campaign
Head Of The Fashion Coinprehensive organization will be built by Gunderslieimer's division, with plans under way to offer every commer¬ cial employe in Columbus an opportunity to share in the Community Fund program. A schedule of giving is being arranged, with the proportionate share for individ¬ uals in various wage scales. Community Fund campaigns in other cities have been made successful through the institution of a thorough schedule of giving, in which all wage-earners may select their proper classification, and it' is proposed to follow such a' program here.
Explaining plans for tbe commercial division's work, Gundersheimcr said all" heads of concerns assigned to the division will be invited to a meeting to he held at campaign headqiiarters, ;jfi West Gay Street, within the next few days.
The employers will he asked to co- oiierate with the campaign organization in appointing office leaders and in arrang ing meetings at which the employes will be addressed by Community Fund repre¬ sentatives.
Store and office leaders will be fittet', for their tasks at an instruction meeting at which the Commnnity Fund plan o' operation and the work of its participat ing agencies will be explained.
C. J. W. HOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY, OCT. 28th
The Board of Directors of the Counci,' of Jewi.'iji Women will hold a meetinf Tuesday, October ^Sth, at 1 :,J0 P. M., al the Schonthal Community House. Al! members are urged to be present.
C. J. W. TO HOLD OPEN MEETING NOVEM¬ HER IITH
The first evening meeting of the Council nf .Jewish Women will take place oil Tuesday^ No¬ vember nth, at 8 r. M. at the I'rogre.sH Club, 142 Parsons Ave¬ nue. A splendid entcrtniiiment program will be presented, in- eluding a playlet and splendid music: Thi>4 meeting will be open to husbands of Council members. Remember the date and the place. A grand time is promised to nil.
200 Invitations Have Been Issued (or "A Night in Hol¬ lywood'' Oct. 29th
Jr. Hadassah Affair Will Be Free
To All Paid-Up Members Of
This Organization
banny Bricc, Maurice Chevalier, Sophie Tucker, Helen Kane, Ruth Etting, Amoi 'n' Andy, and a host of other Hollywood celebrities have already accepted the invi¬ tation to attend "A Night in Hollywood," party welcoming new members of Junior Hadassah, to be held at the Columbus Women's Club, on Wednesday evening, October 2able sjjcfikers are scheduKd to biicak during the meetings nf the fall quarter. All incetiiijis of this organi/a- tifin arc open to the public.
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his neighbor most devotedly and unself¬ ishly. An intelligent man must abhor I tyranny and intolerance. Why shouln ive cast aspersions at those who diffei »V''tb us in relieious matters? .Infallibil ity is not as yet one of man's fundamen tal characteristics. Sincere and conscien¬ tious as we may be, error will inevitabl> creep into our thinking. Therefore, ii behooves us to cultivate the attitude ol broadmindcdness in religious matters ana> judge our neighbors according to their deeds, not their creeds.
The goodwill movement between Chris¬ tians and Jews is gathering increased momcntutn throughout the length and breadth of tliis country. At this writing Jews in Brooklyn, Cleveland, Boston. Pittsburgh and Buffalo are preparing for big Good Will celebrations. The. Jews of CoUinibus desire to stimulate arid pro¬ mote this exemplary movement wbich is bringing about a better understanding between various races and creeds. To¬ wards this end Zion Lodge No. {12, B'nai B'rith, is siKinsoring a local>Gooolitical science, Ohio State University, who will speak on "The .-Xmerican Public Mind," at 1:30 p. m. Friday, Oct. :U; Dr. Henry H. God- dard, iirofessor of abnormal and clinicall p.sycliology. "Some Abnormalities of Nur- mal People," ;t :;!0 p. m. Friday, Nov. 7; Dr. Boyd ll.fiodc, director of tlic college of education, Oliio State University, "Re¬ cent Trfitds in Psychology," Nov. 14; at I :;{ll p. m.; Dr. Francis N. Maj^field, '•.Mental HyRicne for Normal AduUs," Xov. 21. at 1 :;(!) p. m., and Dr. Jesse .Allen Charters, director of the dc'iKirt- luent of adult education, Ohio State Uni¬ versity, Nov. 28, at 1 :I10 p. ni.
Tbdse who have not as yet -SLXiired their tickets for the lectures and book reviews are urged to yet in touch wnb Mrs. I. A. Rosuuthal, Ev. :m27. or Mrs. Jtronic Kdlin, Fa. 2-22fl.
Donation Day
Friday, October Hist, will be Donation Day for the Children's Hospital. Vis¬ itors will he very welcome, an from the Bryden Road Temple Friday. October Slst. No gift is too small to be welcome.
HWri'OR'S Storn—The followUui lmrni}rapbs are c.rcnpis of Part II of the luiiircss tklivcrcd by Aaron M. Nctts- liull, editor of the Ohio Jcimsh Chronicle, on l-'i-iihy cvenitu/,. October i^ih, at ihc liast Broad Strtn-t Temple. Pari I of the address, entitled "The Challenqe of .hi ylncinit faith to Ihc Modern /c^t'," iippcored in ihc Chronicle for 0< tohci I7lh.)
U Onr people, reform and orthodox, have a Iiigh regard for scholarship and scicn- tilic i>iirsuits. Unlike our' fundamentalist C hristian friends, we ca.iv not sec am (.nininality in the ]>rnpaj;ation of cvolu- tinnary teachings. We realize that thou-
iiuls of men of light and leading, main
f thtm devout religionists, have liarnm- iii/cd tlie latest findings of the evolution¬ ist with the essential principles of tin Bible. Wlicn wc read in the Book of P-^alms,
I lie heavens declare the glory of Goil 111(1 the firmament showeth His liaiidi- i\orU," we arc led to infer that one who
tudics the science of astronomy or the science of geology can learn more about (jori than lie wlio depends entirely for his knowledge upon a Bible. Wc lul!e\c tint it is the mission of man on earth to k irii more and more about the livinp Gnd. tlie first Cause ancrusal of Jewish history from the earliest dawn of an historical conscious¬ ness tu tlie oresent day cannot but make Its sit up and take, notice. Israel has liec" a tremendous factor in the growth and deselopmcnt of oiir modern civilization. No intelligent man can deny this patent fact. This veteran of history, as it has often been called, has made most .signifi¬ cant contributions to the sum total he loyal, (H) to be true—cnuragcotis in their attitude toward their foes, loyal in their relation to each other, and true to their mission of spread¬ ing the s^nsnel of peace and harmoiu- among the peoples of tbe world.
To lie Tiiorc exact :uid at the same tiuu more brief. I would sav that Zioni-ni strives tn build for the Tewish pcopU* a legally secured and .puhliclv recognized Home in Palestine where they can re-es¬ tablish themselves as a nation among na¬ tions.
By n^'itinuallv remiudin"' the rank and file of our n'*..nit. of their grand and bt«- nilicant memories of the past—of our ini- paralleled acliievcmcnts as martyr::, pronlicts. sages, pbiloso[>hcrs, scribes, and rabbis—the. inspired nropagandists of 7.innisu\ have awakened in ns a kctn de¬ sire for noble achievement.^'and accnm- olishnicnts in the future.
Some lime ago in looking oyer back numbers of the j\nierican Israelite I wai delighted to find a serie.s of articles bv the late lamented Prof. Gottliard Deutsch of the Hebrew Union College. In th^e articles this famous scholar and teacher cave a bird's-eve-view of the historv of the Jewish nfcnle since the time of King Saul and outlined the contributions JewH have made to ^^^^erv department of modern life and nvili'ation. He pointed out (Continued on page 4)
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